---
title: Overview
description: The store is a global state that can be used to access the consent manager's state.
lastModified: 2025-08-20
availableIn:
  - framework: 'javascript'
    url: '/docs/frameworks/javascript/store/overview'
    title: 'JavaScript'
  - framework: 'next'
    url: '/docs/frameworks/next/hooks/use-consent-manager/overview'
    title: 'Next.js'
  - framework: 'react'
    url: '/docs/frameworks/react/hooks/use-consent-manager/overview'
    title: 'React'
---

<section id="overview">
  The store is the global state for the consent manager. It includes the user's consent preferences, location, consent banner state, and methods to update them.
</section>

<section id="returns">
  ## Returns

  <AutoTypeTable path="./packages/core/src/index.ts" name="PrivacyConsentState" />
</section>
